Pterocarpus marsupium, Venga, Indian kino tree, വേങ്ങ

Family: Fabaceae
Vernacular names: Venga, വേങ്ങ (Malayalam), Indian kino tree (English), Asana (Sanskrit), Vengai (Tamil)
Distribution: India and Sri Lanka
Description: Medium trees. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate. Flowers bisexual, yellow, in terminal and axillary panicles. Fruit a pod, orbicular-reniform, broadly winged; seed one, sub reniform.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: September-October

Parts used: Bark and heartwood
Properties & Uses: Anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic and anthelmintic. A well-known drug for the treatment of skin diseases and diabetes. It is also used for the treatment of inflammations, rheumatism, fractures, fever, wounds, dysentery, itches, leucoderma and toothache.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Unani, Homeo,
Traditional Uses:The exudates is used in various skin diseases in children.
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